#70 • Unusual Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Walrus Tusk Carving - William Soonagrook, Sr.

Part of Collection of Arthur Gross Day 1 (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $425.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A carved and incised walrus tusk religious crucifix figure of Jesus Christ with crown, loin cloth, and single baleen nail impaled on the left foot; right leg has cracking at the thigh area as photographed. Mounted upon a slice of fossilized whale bone base, and signed on the underside by Central Siberian Yup'ik carver William Soonagrook, Sr. (b.1934) of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska; the artist has works held within the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Figure measures approximately 3" x 2" x 8" tall.